SUBJECT: Introduction and Waiving of First Reading of Ordinance Adopting Police Department's Military Equipment Policy REPORT IN BRIEF Effective January 1, 2022, Assembly Bill (AB) 481 requires law enforcement agencies to obtain approval of the applicable governing body (Mayor and City Council), by adoption of a military equipment use policy by ordinance prior to taking certain actions relating to the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Introduce and waive first reading: A. Hold public hearing on Ordinance Adopting Police Department's Military Equipment Policy; and, B. Introducing and Waiving of First Reading of Ordinance 2566, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, Adopting a Military Equipment Use Police, Otherwise Referred to Herein as a Specialized Police Equipment Use Policy, Pursuant to Assembly Bill 481 and Government Code Sections 7070, Et Seq.; and, C. Authorizing all actions necessary to implement the Police Department's Military Equipment Policy Ordinance.

Public Hearing Item Passed Introduced May 14, 2024

Committee: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority
Introduced: May 14, 2024
On agenda: July 1, 2024
Passed: July 1, 2024

Where it was heard